GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |